Web filtering is a real issue for schools and colleges to protect pupils and staff from viewing inappropriate content, to relieve pressure on bandwidth and to protect networks from malicious intrusions and, ultimately, downtime.Traditionally, not-for-profit organisations have...

We give schools an example of how a modern web filtering solution can make their day-to-day internet access so much easier therefore making teachers’ jobs more satisfying while also enhancing pupils’ learning.Our short presentation above, which includes audio, reveals just how easy...

When I was growing up, cyber bullying amounted to a few teenage insults over MSN and that was it. If you’d had enough of it, you could simply log off.With today’s level of social media with apps like Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter, it seems like there is no escape from...

Our latest infographic illustrates just how easy it is for school IT managers to wrestle back control of their own networks with a web filtering solution designed to provide responsible use of the Internet to enhance learning.Solutions provided by county councils or not-for-profit...

Our infographic clearly shows just how easy to is for students and staff to access inappropriate content on your school network using their own devices.This means your network is also at risk of intrusion via web-borne threats.Modern school web filtering solutions give you the...

Yellow has been hailed, or reviled by some, as the “Tinder for teens” dating app.You may have been made aware of Yellow when the NSPCC raised concerns about the app’s lax regulations whereby users can alter their age after they have signed up.This means older users had been able...

19/012016

A lack of web filtering could mean legal action for your schoolPosted by Colin Woods on 19/01 at 10:30 AM Web filtering,
Education,

Using the web has become a key learning tool for both teachers and pupils, so it is important its use is managed in a safe and secure way. But for members of staff in a busy school, it’s impossible to be everywhere at once. Classrooms are full of pupils scrolling through the internet...

With the Education Secretary pushing plans for every school to use web filtering to protect pupils from exploitation and radicalisation, some schools will be thankful that they are ahead of the curve.Nicky Morgan’s report reveals a need for schools and colleges to keep pupils safe...

If you think back to your school days, were you a pupil that was easily distracted? Did you gaze out the window yearning to be on the rugby pitch or tennis court? Did you doodle pictures on your exercise book or swap notes with your friend under your desk?We probably all recognise...

10/092015

Web filtering may prevent your school from hitting the newsPosted by David Brace on 10/09 at 01:31 PM Education,
Web filtering,

Web filtering does not fill everyone with excitement and many schools still feel they do not need it...until they make headline news.Buying new hardware or ordering a superfast networking infrastructure is so much more inspiring than a bit of software. Plus, your pupils will be so...